This is the first in a 5 part episode series. I will teach you the most common business idioms that you can use at the office today! These idioms are also common in everyday life as well. Check back soon for the next part of this series!

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Today's idioms are:
1- A long shot
2- Back to the drawing board
3- To corner the market
4- Hands are tied
5- Up in the air

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Business (and everyday!) common idioms series: Episode 1/5

In this episode we will talk about 【Food delivery】, you will learn how to say 【night snack,coupon,ingest】 ect.
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1st time: listen without looking at the text.
2nd time: look at the text and write down the new words, then look up the dictionary. 
3rd time: listen again without looking at the text.
4th time: shadow reading without looking at the text.
https://www.purpleculture.net/chinese-english-dictionary/
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大家好，我是Yuli。欢迎收听我的播客。
今天想和大家聊一聊【外卖】的话题。
在中国，每天都有很多人点外卖。你不仅可以点早餐、午餐和晚餐，还可以点下午茶和宵夜。打开外卖app，各种各样的美食让你选个够。每天不重样，一点也不夸张。
现在中国的外卖行业，主要是美团和饿了么两大平台。每天在路上我们可以看到穿着黄色衣服的美团外卖小哥和蓝色衣服的饿了么外卖小哥，骑着电动车送外卖。外卖行业差不多是2010年开始的，2012年到2016年是快速发展的时期。
如今外卖服务已经是每个人生活中不可或缺的一部分。在中国体验过外卖服务的外国人甚至把外卖服务称为世界第九大奇迹，因为中国的外卖服务真的太方便了。
第一，速度快。点个外卖基本上30分钟以内可以送到，距离比较近的不到20分钟就到了。
第二，种类多。什么类型的美食都可以用打包盒装好，送到你的家里。除了美食，还可以买菜，买药，买花等等。
第三，便宜。在app点外卖，经常可以领到优惠券。如果成为会员，每个月付12块钱的会员费就可以领4个5元的红包。这些红包在你点外卖的时候可以抵扣。
第四，方便。只要动动手在app下单，半个小时后就可以吃到热乎乎的美食，还不用洗碗。这对于很多忙碌疲惫的人来说，是一日三餐的最佳选择。
那么点外卖有没有一些缺点呢？我觉得还是有的。首先，便宜的外卖食材可能不够新鲜，吃多了对身体不太好。而且很多外卖都是重口味的，吃多了很容易变胖。因为叫外卖太方便了，大家随时都能下订单，无形中也增加了食物的摄入。
我享受外卖带给我的方便，不过我大部分时间还是自己在家做饭，偶尔会叫外卖换换口味。
你呢？你经常点外卖吗？留言告诉我吧。我们下期见。
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点外卖	diǎn wài mài	  order food delivery
宵夜	xiāo yè	night snack
各种各样的	gè zhǒng gè yàng de	  different kinds of
选个够	xuǎn gè gòu 	choose whatever you want
不重样	bù chóng yàng	not repeating the same (food)
夸张	kuā zhāng	exaggerate
平台	píng tái	platform
不可或缺 	bù kě huò quē	indispensable
把······称为	bǎ ······ chēng wéi	  call······as
奇迹	qí jì	 miracle
优惠券	yōu huì quàn	coupon
抵扣	dǐ kòu	deduct
下单	xià dān	place order
热乎乎	rè hū hū	  hot
重口味	zhòng kǒu wèi	strong taste
忙碌疲惫 	máng lù pí bèi	busy tired
无形中	wú xíng zhōng	invisibly
摄入	shè rù	ingest

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外卖 Food delivery  （Intermediate and advanced level）

Hoy tenemos otro día festivo, porque es hoy cuando abrimos los regalos de Navidad, que los Reyes Magos de Oriente nos han dejado debajo del árbol durante la noche. Además de abrir los regalos hay hacemos otra cosa típica, y es comer el rosco o roscón de Reyes. Te cuento todo sobre este rosco en el episodio.

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Wanneer de wind begint te waaien

Wanneer de wind begint te waaien,
Let goed op dan zul je weten waarnaartoe het zal draaien.

Wanneer de wind begint te waaien,
Spreid je vleugels en laat je meevoeren 

Wanneer de wind begint te waaien,
Vertrouw erop dat het je zal dragen en het je zal brengen waar je moet zijn,
Daar waar je thuishoort. 

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When the wind starts to blow

When the wind starts to blow,
Pay attention and you’ll know
Where it wants to go.

When the wind starts to blow,
Spread your wings and follow its flow.

When the wind starts to blow,
Trust that it’ll take you there,
There where you belong,
There where you’re supposed to be. 

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En este episodio te daré algunos consejos para acostumbrarte a hablar en cualquier momento en español sin mucho esfuerzo.

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In my country, FOOD is an important part of our culture and idiosincracy. In this episode, I'll talk about the three most traditional dishes in Argentina and why they are so popular. Are you ready?